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whirlwind

[hwurl-wind, wurl-] / ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl- /


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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But a whirlwind of recent developments has drawn attention to the race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

For Maurer, then an analyst at Soleil Securities, it was a whirlwind IPO period.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

As I ring the doorbell of Maggie O'Farrell's Edinburgh home, I wonder with some trepidation whether the acclaimed novelist might have become a bit starry after the whirlwind few months she's just had.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It’s easy to assume that today’s whirlwind of disruptive tech—robo-cars, AI, brain implants and more—is jolting American society as never before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The spider god tried to duck, but the spell held him fast, and a golden whirlwind began to spin around him.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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